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An Advent for 2020: Trust in the Slow Work of God
Series: Advent 2020Advent season – a time of waiting, hoping, and having a trusting expectancy. An Advent for 2020: Trust in the Slow Work of GodAn
How We Pray Trains How We Live: The Examen
Series: The ExamenThe Examen is not meant to be merely a prayer practice; it’s a way of being in the world and with God. Engage it
Life As Continuous Prayer: The Examen
Series: The ExamenThe Examen is not meant to be merely a prayer practice; it’s a way of being in the world and with God. Engage it
Repairing Our World One Redemptive Act at a Time
These are days when we need to give each other much space. By that I mean, much grace… a generosity of love that transcends the fears
The Contemplative Invitation of Pain – Part 2
Series: The Contemplative Invitation of PainPain, discomfort, angst are words most of us want to disassociate ourselves from. However, they are not just an inevitable part
The Contemplative Invitation of Pain
Series: The Contemplative Invitation of PainPain, discomfort, angst are words most of us want to disassociate ourselves from. However, they are not just an inevitable part
Clashes of Ideology and the Invitation to Love
This quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald always makes me think: “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the
A Short Theology of Dog Ownership
In our almost 11 years of living in South Africa, I have become socialised by the surrounding culture to own a dog and a pickup truck…
Understanding the Ministry of Spiritual Direction
I only became aware of the ministry known as ‘spiritual direction’ relatively recently. Maybe it’s new to you too. I was a student on a Master’s
Can you Risk Again?
Series: Risk to GrowThis series explores the necessity of risk as a tool and partner to disciplines and spiritual routines to move us past stumbling blocks
Worthy Risk
Series: Risk to GrowThis series explores the necessity of risk as a tool and partner to disciplines and spiritual routines to move us past stumbling blocks
The Power of Proximity
Series: Listening As WorshipA two-part series on listening as a Spiritual Discipline Experiencing God through the ‘Other’The Power of ProximityBanner Photo Credit: Ruth Smith Photography This